Castelfiorentino
Encyclopedia
Castelfiorentino is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Florence
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 30 km southwest of Florence
.The population is approximately 20,000 inhabitants. It is part of Val d'Elsa
Castelfiorentino borders the following municipalities: Certaldo
, Empoli
, Gambassi Terme
, Montaione
, Montespertoli
, San Miniato
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Florence
Province of Florence
The Province of Florence is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It has an area of 3,514 sq. km and a population of 933,860 in 44 comuni....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, located about 30 km southwest of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
.The population is approximately 20,000 inhabitants. It is part of Val d'Elsa
Castelfiorentino borders the following municipalities: Certaldo
Certaldo
Certaldo is a town and comune of Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Florence, located in the middle of Valdelsa. It is about 35 kilometers southwest of the Florence Duomo....
, Empoli
Empoli
Empoli is a town and comune in Tuscany, Italy, about 20 km southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the latter river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The commune's territory becomes a hilly one as it departs from the river...
, Gambassi Terme
Gambassi Terme
Gambassi Terme is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 35 km southwest of Florence...
, Montaione
Montaione
Montaione is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 35 km southwest of Florence.-Geography:...
, Montespertoli
Montespertoli
Montespertoli is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 20 km southwest of Florence....
, San Miniato
San Miniato
San Miniato is a town and comune in the province of Pisa, in the region of Tuscany, Italy.San Miniato sits at an historically strategic location atop three small hills where it dominates the lower Arno valley between the valleys of Egola and Elsa...
.
Main sights
- Collegia church of Sts. Lawrence and Leonard (13th-14th centuries). It houses a crucifix by Giovanni PisanoGiovanni PisanoGiovanni Pisano was an Italian sculptor, painter and architect. Son of the famous sculptor Nicola Pisano, he received his training in the workshop of his father....
(14th century) - Romanesque-Gothic church of St. Francis (13th century), with a Madonna with Child by Taddeo GaddiTaddeo GaddiTaddeo Gaddi was a medieval Italian painter and architect.-Biography:He was the son of Gaddo di Zanobi, called Gaddo Gaddi. He was a member of Giotto's workshop from 1313 to 1337, when his master died...
, and other works by Cenni di Francesco, Giovanni del BiondoGiovanni del BiondoGiovanni del Biondo was a 14th century Italian painter of the Gothic and early-Renaissance period, active 1356-1399.From tax records it is known that Giovanni del Biondo lived and flourished in Florence until his death. He specialized in religious-themed works, many of which have survived...
and other 15th century Florentine schools paintings. - PievePieveIn the Middle Ages, a pieve was a rural church with a baptistery, upon which other churches without baptisteries depended.The Italian word pieve is descended from Latin plebs which, after the expansion of Christianity in Italy, was applied to the community of baptized people...
(pleban church) of Santi Ippolito e Biagio, with a 14th century crucifix and two 15th century frescoes - Oratory of Santi Lorenzo e Barbara.
- Sanctuary of Santa Verdiana (18th century)
- Romanesque pieve of Santi Pietro e Paolo, at Coiano (11th century)